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1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac
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By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008 | |
| | | 1. 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac Marker | | |
Inscription. U.S.A.
On the night of September 16, 1862, three regiments of Magilton's Brigade, Meade's Division bivouacked in the North Woods, a few feet south of this point in support <to> Seymour's skirmishers; one regiment was in second line, in the open ground north of this road.
Erected by Antietam Battlefield Board. (Marker Number D.)
Marker series. This marker is included in the Antietam Campaign War Department Markers marker series.
Location. 39° 29.329′ N, 77° 44.768′ W. Marker is near Sharpsburg, Maryland, in Washington County. Marker is on Mansfield Avenue, on the left when traveling east. Click for map. Located just east of the pull off for stop two on the driving tour of Antietam Battlefield, the Poffenberger Farm. Marker is in this post office area: Sharpsburg MD 21782, United States of America.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. First Army Corps (here, next to this marker); 3rd Regt. Pennsylvania (a few steps from this marker); Meade's Division, First Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Meade's Division, First Army Corps (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named First Army Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); 4th Regiment Pennsylvania Reserve Volunteer Corps (within shouting distance of this marker); The Culmination of Another Great Tragedy was at Hand (within shouting distance of this marker); 8th Regt. Pennsylvania Reserver Volunteer Corps (within shouting distance of this marker). Click for a list of all markers in Sharpsburg.| | | | 
By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008 | |
| | | 2. Cluster of Tablets around the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves Monument | | War Department Tablets (from left to right) 16, 15, 11 and 1 flank the 3rd Pennsylvania Reserves Monument along side the northern leg of Mansfield Avenue. The unit bivouac tablet D stands closest to the camera on the left. | | |
Regarding 1st Corps, 3rd Division, 2nd Brigade Bivouac. Title of this marker is based on the Trailhead Graphics, Inc. map of the Antietam National Battlefield.
Also see . . .
1. Antietam Battlefield. National Park Service site. (Submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
2. Magilton's Brigade. The brigade saw action days earlier at the Battle of South Mountain around Turner's Gap. (Submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.)
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By Craig Swain, February 9, 2008 | |
| | | 3. Magilton's Brigade Bivouac area | | From the tour stop looking east down Mansfield Avenue. Most of the brigade spent the night in the North Woods, which stood on the right side of the road. Those three regiments were the 3rd, 4th, and 7th Pennsylvania Reserve Regiments. The 8th Pennsylvania Reserves was held off the main line, in the low ground to the right of the monument. | | |
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Credits. This page originally submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia. This page has been viewed 589 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 2, 2008, by Craig Swain of Leesburg, Virginia.
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